You mean these extendable rods they use to hold up plasterboards against the ceiling. You should be able to get them for a decent price at diy stores.
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Yap.... Those are what I was thinking of don/ Michael!!! However... Not for 70 bucks a pop?!?!? Ouch!!!!
Just get some of these paint sticks and fab something on the end, that will work too.
Keith: If you decide to use these ^^^, and (they are super nice BTW) if you're thinking about painting more than this rig 
, or any interior house remodel work where you want to contain the dust, you can get them at Apex Tool on Mill and Kietzke.
, or any interior house remodel work where you want to contain the dust, you can get them at Apex Tool on Mill and Kietzke.
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They look nice, and they would be ideal, BUT.... Not what I wanna spend 200 bucks on right now.
Thanks for the info and link!!!
Might kick around home depot and see if anything else comes to mind for that besides stapling that s*** up to the ceiling. The paint I'd the final frontier. After that, it time to re assemble.
Thanks for the info and link!!!
Might kick around home depot and see if anything else comes to mind for that besides stapling that s*** up to the ceiling. The paint I'd the final frontier. After that, it time to re assemble.
I have an Air stapler if you need it.
Keith: Do you have a gas furnace and/or hot water heater in your garage? Just be careful if you do! I'd shut them down during the heavy painting process...
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Spresso. I've been cautioned on that. Made the mistake of telling Julez about that too... Now she's all paranoid that I'm gonna blow the house up. Which, of course, would be BAD, so I'll turn off the water heater and beer fridge.
Gonna prep the hood, bib, fenders, aprons, window frame and tail gate tomorrow. I'm gonna see if I can't at least get some primer down on these if not paint.
Rusty... I've got an air stapler as well. Thanks for the offer. Have fun on deer valley tomorrow. Hoping I can I can make that trail at least once this year!!!!!! Might actually happen!!!
Gonna prep the hood, bib, fenders, aprons, window frame and tail gate tomorrow. I'm gonna see if I can't at least get some primer down on these if not paint.
Rusty... I've got an air stapler as well. Thanks for the offer. Have fun on deer valley tomorrow. Hoping I can I can make that trail at least once this year!!!!!! Might actually happen!!!
Keith, once again, a beauty you have there.
when are you expecting to start driving her?
BTW I painted my 40 in my one car garage when no one was around for the entire weekend and (fri-mon) , my garage is attached !
Daniel
when are you expecting to start driving her?
BTW I painted my 40 in my one car garage when no one was around for the entire weekend and (fri-mon) , my garage is attached !
Daniel
Not real sure how your garage is laid out but when I did mine I made sure and include the garage door rails inside the booth so I could open it up a little to air out. I just used some 2x4's and a box of 3mm plastic had about 20.00 in it and a couple tarps for the floor that single stage is sticky stuff if you don't want it painted cover it that **** is nasty. Can't wait to see it with some color
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jefishing said:Not real sure how your garage is laid out but when I did mine I made sure and include the garage door rails inside the booth so I could open it up a little to air out. I just used some 2x4's and a box of 3mm plastic had about 20.00 in it and a couple tarps for the floor that single stage is sticky stuff if you don't want it painted cover it that **** is nasty. Can't wait to see it with some color
So, you did not leave the shop door open for the paint process?
I was kind wondering about that. Totally planning on ground cover. Also, working in surgery, I have access to disposable coveralls, shoe covers and gloves.
I had it open a little ways. I have a small box fan about 16" tall or so so I placed it in the middle and covered the rest with plastic so I had a make shift vent fan, then I left my plastic door flap open some so I had a draft through. I will see if I have a pic somewhere. It was nothing fancy at all but it worked not very much dust in the paint and when it was done it all went into the trash. I drank more money in beer in the painting process then the price of booth material.
Here are some pics. Just noticed this was taken before I redid the plastic over the door
Here are some pics. Just noticed this was taken before I redid the plastic over the door
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Go down to Home Desperate and get a bunch of 1X2s. Since garage floors are sloped to run off water you may have to make several lengths of kickers. Use two 1X2s per location, measure what length you need floor to ceiling, screw the two together to be about 1/4" or so, longer. Use duct tape to attach the plastic to the upper end of the kicker, set the upper end against the ceiling and gently kick the lower end into place. Be careful how much pressure you put against the sheetrock, you don't want added ventilation.
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So today was spent grinding down all the remaining items with original paint, down to steel. I pussed out on the hood though. That was gonna take waaaaaayyy too long. So I dropped it off at my steel shop I go to to have them bead blast it. Should be done Monday. they only charged me 50 bucks to do it all.
Gonna start to paint all the little crap that needs to be black, black.... Then on to the paint booth build.
Ill do that this week and start paint next weekend!!!! FAAAAAAWK YEAH!!!!
Gonna start to paint all the little crap that needs to be black, black.... Then on to the paint booth build.
Ill do that this week and start paint next weekend!!!! FAAAAAAWK YEAH!!!!
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handcannon said:
Thanks don.
I'm gonna check out the 1x2's, but I'm gonna build it under the garage door rails.
Holy s***... I think you have this thing on the trail before the orange one is back on the trails!
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rusty_tlc said:We missed you today.
Lol... I missed being there today!!! Thought about throughout the day. I love that trail!
Soon...
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Some of the black painting is done...that will take a while to do ALL of it.
Got the visqueen, some 2x3's for hanging some of the bigger items like the hood, tail gate, fenders and such...
Also went to summit and got my paint!
Gotta get the hood back from the bead blast, weld in a few holes, get the garage and myself organized to do this process and then hit it!
In lieu of building a booth, my
actually suggested to make the booth in the ONE CAR bay. I looked at it, and it would actually work out BETTER that way, so Ill be just stapling the crap to the walls. Got a lot of crap to move around to make this happen. Still donno where Im gonna put this stuff for the process....
Excited...NERVOUS, but excited!!!
Is block sand a MUST as part of the paint process? Does that just make the paint smoother?
Got the visqueen, some 2x3's for hanging some of the bigger items like the hood, tail gate, fenders and such...
Also went to summit and got my paint!
Gotta get the hood back from the bead blast, weld in a few holes, get the garage and myself organized to do this process and then hit it!
In lieu of building a booth, my
actually suggested to make the booth in the ONE CAR bay. I looked at it, and it would actually work out BETTER that way, so Ill be just stapling the crap to the walls. Got a lot of crap to move around to make this happen. Still donno where Im gonna put this stuff for the process....Excited...NERVOUS, but excited!!!
Is block sand a MUST as part of the paint process? Does that just make the paint smoother?